diff --git a/frontend/src/components/FileExplorer.vue b/frontend/src/components/FileExplorer.vue
index f490e4e..89bd9c6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/FileExplorer.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/FileExplorer.vue
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
         <th class="selection">
           <input type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" v-model="allSelected" :indeterminate="selectionIndeterminate">
         </th>
-        <th class="sortcolumn" :class="{ sortactive: sort === 'name' }" @click="toggleSort('name')">Name</th>
-        <th class="sortcolumn modified right" :class="{ sortactive: sort === 'modified' }" @click="toggleSort('modified')">Modified</th>
-        <th class="sortcolumn size right" :class="{ sortactive: sort === 'size' }" @click="toggleSort('size')">Size</th>
+        <th class="sortcolumn" :class="{ sortactive: store.sortOrder === 'name' }" @click="store.toggleSort('name')">Name</th>
+        <th class="sortcolumn modified right" :class="{ sortactive: store.sortOrder === 'modified' }" @click="store.toggleSort('modified')">Modified</th>
+        <th class="sortcolumn size right" :class="{ sortactive: store.sortOrder === 'size' }" @click="store.toggleSort('size')">Size</th>
         <th class="menu"></th>
       </tr>
     </thead>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <FileSize :doc=editing />
         <td class="menu"></td>
       </tr>
-      <template v-for="(doc, index) in sortedDocuments" :key="doc.key">
+      <template v-for="(doc, index) in documents" :key="doc.key">
         <tr class="folder-change" v-if="showFolderBreadcrumb(index)">
           <th colspan="5"><BreadCrumb :path="doc.loc ? doc.loc.split('/') : []" /></th>
         </tr>
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ import { useMainStore } from '@/stores/main'
 import { Doc } from '@/repositories/Document'
 import FileRenameInput from './FileRenameInput.vue'
 import { connect, controlUrl } from '@/repositories/WS'
-import { collator, formatSize } from '@/utils'
+import { formatSize } from '@/utils'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import ContextMenu from '@imengyu/vue3-context-menu'
+import type { SortOrder } from '@/utils/docsort'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   path: Array<string>
@@ -121,12 +122,6 @@ const rename = (doc: Doc, newName: string) => {
   }
   doc.name = newName // We should get an update from watch but this is quicker
 }
-const sortedDocuments = computed(() => sorted(props.documents))
-const showFolderBreadcrumb = (i: number) => {
-  const docs = sortedDocuments.value
-  const docloc = docs[i].loc
-  return i === 0 ? docloc !== loc.value : docloc !== docs[i - 1].loc
-}
 defineExpose({
   newFolder() {
     const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)
@@ -144,8 +139,8 @@ defineExpose({
     allSelected.value = !allSelected.value
   },
   toggleSortColumn(column: number) {
-    const columns = ['', 'name', 'modified', 'size', '']
-    toggleSort(columns[column])
+    const order = ['', 'name', 'modified', 'size', ''][column]
+    if (order) store.toggleSort(order as SortOrder)
   },
   isCursor() {
     return cursor.value !== null && editing.value === null
@@ -165,25 +160,25 @@ defineExpose({
   },
   cursorMove(d: number, select = false) {
     // Move cursor up or down (keyboard navigation)
-    const documents = sortedDocuments.value
-    if (documents.length === 0) {
+    const docs = props.documents
+    if (docs.length === 0) {
       cursor.value = null
       return
     }
-    const N = documents.length
+    const N = docs.length
     const mod = (a: number, b: number) => ((a % b) + b) % b
     const increment = (i: number, d: number) => mod(i + d, N + 1)
     const index =
-      cursor.value !== null ? documents.indexOf(cursor.value) : documents.length
+      cursor.value !== null ? docs.indexOf(cursor.value) : docs.length
     const moveto = increment(index, d)
-    cursor.value = documents[moveto] ?? null
+    cursor.value = docs[moveto] ?? null
     const tr = cursor.value ? document.getElementById(`file-${cursor.value.key}`) : null
     if (select) {
       // Go forwards, possibly wrapping over the end; the last entry is not toggled
       let [begin, end] = d > 0 ? [index, moveto] : [moveto, index]
       for (let p = begin; p !== end; p = increment(p, 1)) {
         if (p === N) continue
-        const key = documents[p].key
+        const key = docs[p].key
         if (store.selected.has(key)) store.selected.delete(key)
         else store.selected.add(key)
       }
@@ -254,22 +249,10 @@ const mkdir = (doc: Doc, name: string) => {
   doc.name = name
   doc.key = crypto.randomUUID()
 }
-
-// Column sort
-const toggleSort = (name: string) => {
-  sort.value = sort.value === name ? '' : name
-}
-const sort = ref<string>('')
-const sortCompare = {
-  name: (a: Doc, b: Doc) => collator.compare(a.name, b.name),
-  modified: (a: Doc, b: Doc) => b.mtime - a.mtime,
-  size: (a: Doc, b: Doc) => b.size - a.size
-}
-const sorted = (documents: Doc[]) => {
-  const cmp = sortCompare[sort.value as keyof typeof sortCompare]
-  const sorted = [...documents]
-  if (cmp) sorted.sort(cmp)
-  return sorted
+const showFolderBreadcrumb = (i: number) => {
+  const docs = props.documents
+  const docloc = docs[i].loc
+  return i === 0 ? docloc !== loc.value : docloc !== docs[i - 1].loc
 }
 const selectionIndeterminate = computed({
   get: () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/main.ts b/frontend/src/stores/main.ts
index 158a5fd..bcdb5a2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/main.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { collator } from '@/utils'
 import { logoutUser } from '@/repositories/User'
 import { watchConnect } from '@/repositories/WS'
 import { shallowRef } from 'vue'
+import { sorted, type SortOrder } from '@/utils/docsort'
 
 type User = {
   username: string
@@ -18,10 +19,15 @@ export const useMainStore = defineStore({
   state: () => ({
     document: shallowRef<Doc[]>([]),
     selected: new Set<FUID>(),
+    query: '' as string,
     fileExplorer: null as any,
     error: '' as string,
     connected: false,
     server: {} as Record<string, any>,
+    prefs: {
+      sortListing: '' as SortOrder,
+      sortFiltered: '' as SortOrder,
+    },
     user: {
       username: '',
       privileged: false,
@@ -29,6 +35,9 @@ export const useMainStore = defineStore({
       isOpenLoginModal: false
     } as User
   }),
+  persist: {
+    paths: ['prefs'],
+  },
   actions: {
     updateRoot(root: FileEntry[]) {
       const docs = []
@@ -63,22 +72,16 @@ export const useMainStore = defineStore({
       this.$reset()
       localStorage.clear()
       history.go() // Reload page
-    }
+    },
+    toggleSort(name: SortOrder) {
+      if (this.query) this.prefs.sortFiltered = this.prefs.sortFiltered === name ? '' : name
+      else this.prefs.sortListing = this.prefs.sortListing === name ? '' : name
+    },
   },
   getters: {
-    isUserLogged(): boolean {
-      return this.user.isLoggedIn
-    },
-    recentDocuments(): Doc[] {
-      const ret = [...this.document]
-      ret.sort((a, b) => b.mtime - a.mtime)
-      return ret
-    },
-    largeDocuments(): Doc[] {
-      const ret = [...this.document]
-      ret.sort((a, b) => b.size - a.size)
-      return ret
-    },
+    sortOrder(): SortOrder { return this.query ? this.prefs.sortFiltered : this.prefs.sortListing },
+    isUserLogged(): boolean { return this.user.isLoggedIn },
+    recentDocuments(): Doc[] { return sorted(this.document, 'modified') },
     selectedFiles(): SelectedItems {
       const selected = this.selected
       const found = new Set<FUID>()
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/docsort.ts b/frontend/src/utils/docsort.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..016db06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/docsort.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Doc } from '@/repositories/Document'
+import { collator } from '@/utils'
+
+export const ordering = {
+  name: (a: Doc, b: Doc) => collator.compare(a.name, b.name),
+  modified: (a: Doc, b: Doc) => b.mtime - a.mtime,
+  size: (a: Doc, b: Doc) => b.size - a.size
+}
+export type SortOrder = keyof typeof ordering | ''
+export const sorted = (documents: Doc[], order: SortOrder) => {
+  if (!order) return documents
+  const sorted = [...documents]
+  sorted.sort(ordering[order])
+  return sorted
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/ExplorerView.vue b/frontend/src/views/ExplorerView.vue
index a57976c..78f6021 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/ExplorerView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/ExplorerView.vue
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { watchEffect, ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { useMainStore } from '@/stores/main'
 import Router from '@/router/index'
 import { needleFormat, localeIncludes, collator } from '@/utils';
+import { sorted } from '@/utils/docsort';
 
 const store = useMainStore()
 const fileExplorer = ref()
@@ -24,7 +25,10 @@ const documents = computed(() => {
   const loc = props.path.join('/')
   const query = props.query
   // List the current location
-  if (!query) return store.document.filter(doc => doc.loc === loc)
+  if (!query) return sorted(
+    store.document.filter(doc => doc.loc === loc),
+    store.prefs.sortListing,
+  )
   // Find up to 100 newest documents that match the search
   const needle = needleFormat(query)
   let limit = 100
@@ -35,8 +39,11 @@ const documents = computed(() => {
       if (--limit === 0) break
     }
   }
-  // Organize by folder, by relevance
   const locsub = loc + '/'
+  // Custom sort override in effect?
+  const order = store.prefs.sortFiltered
+  if (order) return sorted(docs, order)
+  // Sort by relevance - current folder, then subfolders, then others
   docs.sort((a, b) => (
     // @ts-ignore
     (b.loc === loc) - (a.loc === loc) ||
@@ -54,5 +61,6 @@ const documents = computed(() => {
 
 watchEffect(() => {
   store.fileExplorer = fileExplorer.value
+  store.query = props.query
 })
 </script>